KEVIN P. ROONES

*** ******* ***** 203-***-****

Stamford, CT 06902-1525 acfwbz@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/kevinroones

SUMMARY

Senior Accounting Professional with extensive experience in all aspects of

accounting for public companies. Well-disciplined individual with proven

ability to efficiently manage multiple assignments while meeting tight

deadlines. Solid planning and organizing skills in coordinating all

aspects of a project from inception through completion.

Areas of expertise include:

o Managing monthly and annual closes

o Financial statement consolidations

o Budgeting and forecasting

o GAAP and SEC compliance

o Account analysis and reconciliations

o Multicurrency accounting

o Discontinued operations and restructurings

o Financial reporting restatements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHURCH TREASURER, Stamford, CT 2011 to Present

Volunteer position responsible for accounts payable, payroll, human

resources, record keeping, producing financial statements, establishing

annual budgets, tax compliance and preparing and filing IRS reports.

NORTH STAMFORD EXCHANGE CLUB, Stamford, CT 2010 - 2011

President of a local chapter of this national service club, working to make

our communities better places to live. Coordinated and ran monthly club

meetings, arranged guest speakers, set agendas and presided over monthly

board meetings, collaborated with other board members to determine the

direction of the club and to plan and execute club fundraising activities.

NYFIX, INC., New York, NY 2000 - 2009

Manager of Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting for this $118

million provider of electronic trading solutions to financial institutions.

Identified and recorded accounting events. Researched and implemented the

proper accounting treatment of transactions related to acquisitions and

capital or operating leases, including appropriate documentation to support

position. Supervised calculation of foreign exchange translation rates.

Reviewed quarterly press release drafts and investor conference call

scripts to ensure their accuracy and conformance with prior publicly

released information. Prepared SEC reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K,

monitored their compliance with GAAP and SEC requirements and coordinated

their filing.

. Prepared schedules and journal entries for capitalized software costs,

averaging $4 million a year, and fixed assets, averaging $8 million a

year, including maintaining and reconciling detailed subledger records.

. Interfaced with external auditors on quarterly reviews and annual audit.

. Reviewed or prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

. Ensured all monthly intercompany transactions for 5 domestic and 6

foreign entities were properly eliminated in consolidation.

. Reengineered monthly closing schedule to reduce number of business days

required by 33%.

. Coordinated the filing of 2 Form 10-Ks and 6 Form 10-Qs during an 8 month

period, including restating 12 years of financial information, which led

to the company achieving re-listing on the NASDAQ stock market.

. Documented significant accounting policies, including working closely

with the SOX project team to ensure all deficiencies were remediated, as

appropriate, and testing was completed in a satisfactory manner.

. Part of company-wide layoff following merger with NYSE Technologies.

. Mentored one senior accountant.

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FINE HOST CORPORATION, Greenwich, CT 1998 - 2000

Senior Manager of Financial Reporting for this $301 million contract food

service management company. Prepared financial statements and footnotes

for external and internal reporting purposes. Analyzed general ledger

accounts and prepared corporate accounting entries. Prepared SEC reports

on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K, and monitored their compliance with GAAP and

SEC requirements. Filed all SEC documents using EDGAR

system.

. Coordinated a "Fresh-Start Reporting Project" for Fine Host following its

emergence from bankruptcy. Prepared reorganization and fresh-start

journal entries.

. Interfaced with external auditors on fresh-start review, quarterly

reviews and year-end audit.

. Performed special projects as assigned by the Chief Financial Officer.

DYNAMICS CORPORATION of AMERICA, Greenwich, CT 1979 - 1998

Accounting Manager at the headquarters for this decentralized $142 million

NYSE diversified manufacturer. Maintained all books and records for the

headquarters office, including preparing journal entries, budget and

forecast information. Prepared quarterly SEC reports on Form 10-Q,

including drafting Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of

Operations and Financial Condition, monitoring GAAP and SEC compliance and

interfacing with senior management on the report's contents. Drafted

financial statements and footnotes for Form 10-K and Annual Report to

Shareholders, and monitored their compliance with GAAP and SEC

requirements. Prepared SEC reports on Form 8-K as needed. Converted and

filed all SEC documents using EDGAR system. Supervised the Accounts

Payable function and reviewed and reconciled monthly cash journals.

. Coordinated and interfaced with external auditors on quarterly reviews

and year-end audits.

. Compiled, analyzed and presented consolidated monthly financial

information, forecast and budget information for 8 divisions and

subsidiaries for senior management, directors and external reporting.

. Assisted divisional and subsidiary Controllers in all facets of their

work concerning corporate financial and tax information requirements.

. Prepared Form 5500s, annual audited financial statements and related

workpapers for corporate-wide 401K Plan and Pension Plan. Managed audit

engagement by external accountants.

. Prepared special project information as requested by Corporate Controller

and senior management.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Darien, CT 1977 - 1979

Began career as a Staff Accountant.

EDUCATION

BS, Accounting, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1977

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Experienced with Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains) General Ledger, Scribe

Adapter for Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft FRx Report Writer, PeopleSoft

General Ledger, Hyperion Accounting and Enterprise, Solomon Accounting,

Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, EdgarEase and HyperPrep

5500 software.

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